Hello all- I poked around on the archive a bit but didn't see what I was looking for so please forgive me if this has already been discussed.
Lately I've gotten a couple of DVD licensing agreements in which the wording has been especially problematic for our institution. Currently all of these documents have to go to our legal dept and the review process can take months. I am hoping to find a way to streamline the process. I am currently not in a position to directly negotiate with vendors but if the legal dept and the library could agree on standard language, I might be able to at least start the conversation with vendors before the license gets sent to limbo for months. Does anyone have a standard license or language that they use to negotiate with vendors? If so would you be willing to share it? You can send it to me off-list if you prefer. Thank you so much- Jodi Jodi Hoover Digital Media Librarian Albin O. Kuhn Library UMBC 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 Phone: 410.455.2964 Fax: 410.455.1078 Email: [email protected]
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